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by manmal 3060 days ago
I‘m not sure I would want these. Shining a laser (even though it will be safe and well tested) right into my eyes seems a bit.. risky. I presume the laser will be controlled by its own microcontroller, well tested and „unhackable“.. but still, if we can learn anything from Spectre, it’s that inconspicuous system parts can open a security hole. Burning holes into a retina is quickly done given the right amount of power.

There’s also the thing that blue light accelerates retina cell death.. I‘d rather wait for some long term studies before putting these on.

2 comments

Just because you don't understand something doesn't mean it's unsafe. From the description it sounds like the laser is incapable of a high enough output to damage your eyes.
In that case, only my 2nd concern would hold - potential unforseeable long term effects. I‘ll pass the beta invite on that one.
I imagine there could be hardware limits on the laser.